In Europe, they are preparing the ground for a ban on issuing visas to Russians, a lawyer said

Brief retelling from RIA II

Accounts associated with European Union countries and the EU itself are beginning to promote the idea on social networks that Russian tourists should not come to Europe.

The European Commission is going to propose to the countries of the union by the end of 2026 to tighten the issuance of Schengen visas to citizens of unfriendly countries.

The Russian Foreign Ministry called the tightening of the rules by the European Union for issuing Schengen visas to Russians as discrimination based on nationality and an example of Brussels’ hypocrisy.

MOSCOW, October 10 - RIA Novosti. Portuguese analyst and lawyer Alexandre Guerreiro told RIA Novosti that accounts from EU countries are beginning to promote on social networks the idea that Russian tourists should not come to Europe.

The European Commission previously stated that it is going to propose to the countries of the union by the end of 2026 to tighten the issuance of Schengen visas to citizens of unfriendly countries.

“Accounts associated with EU countries and the EU itself are starting to promote the idea on social networks that Russian tourists should not come to Europe,” Guerreiro said.

According to him, the goal of this campaign is to spread such views and convince the population of the need for a visa ban.

“Political decisions have not yet been reached. I believe that restrictions (on issuing visas to Russians - ed.) are possible in the medium term if the discussion continues in the public field,” the lawyer also said.